Educação infantil conveniada: “uma terra com muitos donos”

Abstract

This research deals with public/private relations in the context of the early Childhood Education of municipal network of Santa Maria - RS. It is intended throughout the writing, presenting and dialogue about and the strategies established to expand vacancies in early Childhood Education through the agreements established in the municipality, through reflections on the brazilian economic context, the reduction of state expenditures and obligations and the redefinition of the role of . In this context, one of the ways of partnership is through covenants, which are concretized by terms of cooperation with the transfer of space for the city hall and for the purchase of places in private and philanthropic schools. Although the agreements are a way to ―hold the State accountable‖ for its obligations to educate young children, passing the responsibility to the partner institution, as well as strengthening a relationship based on neoliberal capitalist logic. The methodology is qualitative approach, however we make use of numerical data, but not giving focus on them and yes their understanding within a given context (SILVEIRA; CORDOVA, 2009). The methodological instruments were interviews semistructured, document analysis and State of knowledge. Lastly, it is quite it is evident that the municipal government's moves are to ―cut/reduce‖ expenses with the poorer population of early childhood education. What causes a ―swelling‖ of both enrollment and ―spending‖ on vacancies, which could be used for the expansion and improvement in attendance at public elementary school.